There are 5 ways to get from Kos to Palermo by plane, ferry, train, bus, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kos to Palermo Airport
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane KGS - PMO
7h 47m€90–329Fly Kos to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane KGS - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
9h 22m€78–282Ferry, train, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the train from Piraeus to Corinthtrain Re
- Take the bus from Korinthos to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
45h 21mCar ferry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodescarferry
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane RHO - PMO
11h 2m€145–358Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeusferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Athens to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Cosenza - Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Palermobus 582 / ...
47h 43m
Kos (KGS) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kos to Palermo is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €290 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €90 - €330.
The distance between Kos and Palermo is 1301 km.
The best way to get from Kos to Palermo without a car is to ferry and train and bus and bus and ferry which takes 45h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Kos to Palermo, including transfers.
Palermo is 1h behind Kos. It is currently 7:10 PM in Kos and 6:10 PM in Palermo.
There are 5707+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and Palermo, Italy?
Aegean Airlines and Ryanair fly from Kos (KGS) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kos to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Kos to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kos to Palermo Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Kos to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Piraeus to Corinth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Korinthos to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Lushnjë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cosenza to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
Ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- info@saos.gr
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
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